Thank you so much, John! On my great-grandmother's death certificate "Father's name" was spelled Matterson Hundley. Since he apparently used Granville, it was a surprise to see his name was Madison! Too, I was not surprised to see a misspelling on his gravestone. The semi-literacy of those times really held us back in many ways.

My great aunt would not say much about him, just that he died in the war. I wonder why he, at age 36, enlisted, as he had a 2-year old daughter, my great-grandmother Susan Ann Hundley who married Reuben Stratton about 1884 or so, himself only 6 years of age in 1861.

Are there any records for a William Jackson Stratton (b. about 1820) in the 5th Virginia cavalry? My great-great uncle Doctor Franklin Stratton (not an M.D.--that was his name!) gave me his cavalry saber when I was a kid. He said it had hung in the barn for many decades. There are no markings on it, and I wonder if it was a Tredegar Iron Works product. Uncle Doc said "Mad Jack," as he was called, hit a man in the neck with it, and the blood spurted out higher than his head.

Again, John, thank you so very much for this gift of light and knowledge about someone whose blood I carry in my veins but whose own granddaughter knew nothing about. G_d bless you!

all my best,
Steven Edward Aanes
Oakwood, GA